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No. 5.

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0.5.0. 404 of 1887.

'REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 18th February, 1887.

PRESENT:

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (Frederick StewART), Chairman. His Honour the Chief Justice (SIR GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Knt.).

The Honourable the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD).

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the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER).

the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE).

PHINEAS RYRIE.

WONG SHING.

JOHN BELL-IRVING.

ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN.

CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

ABSENT:

The Honourable HENRY GEORGE THOMSETT, R.N., by leave.

The Committee meet at the request of the Acting Colonial Secretary.

The Report of the proceedings of the Special Meeting, held on the 15th instant, are read and confirmed.

Street Cleansing.

Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government:-

W. H. MARSH.

The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of $1,800 for the employment of six foremen of Street cleansing.

The Secretary to the Sanitary Board reports that on the 5th November last authority was requested from the Government to employ 6 men as foremen of Street cleansing. This authority was granted till the end of December, and a report on the result of their employment requested. On the 28th December authority was requested to continue the services of the men for the month of January, before the end of which month the report asked for by His Excellency the Acting Governor would be submitted. The authority asked for was granted.

During the six weeks the men were employed in November and December last a very marked improvement was observable in the manner in which the work of surface cleansing was carried out.

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The Sanitary Board, at a meeting held on the 11th instant, unanimously resolved that a letter should be addressed to the Government recommending the permanent employment of the six foremen of Street cleansing who were engaged temporarily in November last year.

The subject will be reconsidered, when the new Sanitary Ordinance has passed; and a vote

is now asked to pay the salaries of these men up to the end of the present year.

Government House, Hongkong, 18th February, 1887.

After explanations by the Acting Colonial Secretary and Mr. MACEWEN, the Committee recommend that the amount be voted.

The Committee then adjourn sine die.

Laid before the Legislative Council on the 4th March, 1887.

Read and confirmed this 4th day of March, 1887.

ARATHOON SETH,

Clerk of Councils.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Chairman.